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Aug. 16,1927. 1,639,200 J. w. PITTS TOBACCO PIPE CLEANER Filed May 4, 1925 gnw'n (01', JOHN [44 P076 no: naqa no further material 'is present tovaporize the same will be indicated by the absence of vapor issuing from the e nd o'fwstem or around the edge of the bowl. i

With the foregoing construct-ion 5it li a5 been found that the ordinary tobacco pipe may be readily and eftect-ively claned"with= out impairn'ient. Particles of unburned tobacco which have "ber'i-t'rapp'edfby the carbon secretion on 'the inner face of -the"bo' w-l are burned andreduced t'oasli'a-r1*d,'in faetg any other solid partiolss adhering to -the- -inte rior' ofthe bowl or bore of the'stem' a'reflikw wisereduoed-by the aetior'iwif llze heat from" a the device; Itwillbe-notedthatthe pres enceof bracket 17 supports the bowl so -that the inner face-thereof does noteemie Con tac t with thehea-t-ediipor'tion" of'the defleetur or skirt 13st) that there is no liabilityon -t-he part of the device: to:'bLim 0r:'$comh all-d thereby damage the bowl of the pipe Although Lhave show-n and:des'eribed o1 -ie "-further' adapted to 'engage'the ihteribr' of the bowl at a plurality of spaced points and thereby provide aclearance between the said eiid portion 'df the' 'siip port and the inner faceojt-gtlie bowl, and an electrically operated heating element disposed in the said diollowi support:-

2. A tobacco pipe cleaner comprising a hdlloW'upright supporthaving. one end portion thereof perforatedand =pr'ovided vit1i: means; adapted for insertion into' the bowl interior of-the bovtl'at a iplu ral'ity'ofz-spaeed points and thereby provide'a-ielearaiicebe: tween the'saidiperfbrated endaportiori50f:the

supportand :the' inner facezofwthe bowl; a-hd an electrically operated'he'ating eler'riefit-disposed in the s'aid hollowsupport:-

, 3. A tobacco pipe cleaner comprisingna' hollow' upright supportwhaving; onefen'd: p01;-

.0f a pipe and furth'er'adapted toengtage the;v

tionthereof perforated; plurality of tea siliehtebracket aitnsf disposed around the said; perforated end portion andadapted-a-for in sertion. into =the bowl-of a pipe and further adaptedvto flfict-iona-lly' engage theinteriorof the' bowl and thereby prp'vide' ia-clear ancei \gbetween the said perforated end portion of, the-support and the :innenfaee off the how],

and an electrically operated"lieati-ngg'elenienzfl disposed in the said may, portions.

aorta W; PITTS." 

